Tests Through Time New world order Australia dominated through the latter part of the 1990s and into the first years of the new millennium. Nothing stood between them at that point, be it the Ashes, Frank Worrell Trophy or the World Cup. After Steve Waugh called winning in India the ‘final frontier’, the Adam Gilchrist-Ricky ... Read more
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Nafees warms up with a ton
Shahriar Nafees took another step towards a return to the Test team when he struck 115 against the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy on Sunday. The two-day match was marred by rain yesterday with only nine overs of the Academy side’s innings possible (33 for one) but on Day One, it was Nafees who stood out ... Read more
The new Tiger on the block
Four years ago, Nasir Hossain took a big risk when he quit the BKSP to join Abahani for the Dhaka Premier League. BKSP were then playing in the league, so it was mandatory for every student to play for the sports academy side. Abahani had come up with a huge offer which was very tough ... Read more
Shuvogata’s dilemma
Conjecture has enough legs for a belief to travel a long-winded trail in Bangladesh cricket. It can lift an element within the circle to its highest peak and equally, it can dump him to the point where it remains an afterthought, reduced to a footnote. A player is often the centre of all the attention ... Read more
No more meddling in selection process
BCB reins in technical committee The Bangladesh Cricket Board has finally decided to rein in the controversial technical evaluation committee, curtailing its power of meddling in the selection matters. The decision was taken at the marathon executive committee meeting in Sylhet, which started in the evening continued up to
Sakib caught by Tamim again
Tamim Iqbal tasted success against Sakib al Hasan in their friendly-rivalry for the second time in a row as his Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire by 25 runs to finish top of the North Group of Friends Life Twenty20 competition on Friday. Tamim took the catch of Sakib as he did in their previous encounter to end ... Read more
Bangladesh call up uncapped Nasir for Zimbabwe tour
Uncapped batsmen Nasir Hossain and Shubhagata Hom found their places in the 15-member Bangladesh national cricket squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe featuring a Test and five one-day internationals. The team was announced late on Friday after a meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board in Sylhet. Roqibul Hasan, Alok Kapali and Sohrawardi Shuvo, who ... Read more
Sylhet to get int’l cricket venue by 2012
Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday announced that the Sylhet divisional stadium will be renovated to meet the standards of an international venue by 2012. The announcement came after a view-exchange meeting, chaired by finance minister Abul Maal Muhith, at the Rose Garden Hotel in Sylhet where the board’s directora are currently ... Read more
Decentralisation: BCB style
As part of its decentralisation plan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board will hold a meeting of its board of directors in Sylhet today. The meeting, which begins at 4:00pm, is expected to discuss a number of important issues including the appointment of national team management committee for the forthcoming Zimbabwe tour and
‘Technical committee creating pressure’
Former Bangladesh captain turned chief selector Akram Khan has voiced his concern over the so-called technical committee’s involvement in the selection procedure following the drama with the announcement of the national team for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour. Akram found no reason to share the views with the technical committee before the team
Sakib, Tamim set for another friendly rivalry tonight
When Worcestershire play their final group match of the Friends Life Twenty20 against Nottinghamshire today, Sakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are set to renew their friendly rivalry with a place in the quarter-final of the tournament at stake. The match at Nottingham will begin at 12:10am (Bangladesh Standard Time)
Drama puts Tigers’ squad on hold
Chief selector Akram Khan is already facing a severe first spell as he prepared to name the Bangladesh team for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe. After the 23-member skills training camp under Sarwar Imran ended yesterday, it was expected that the announcement of the squad will be made today with one new face, all-rounder
Back from wilderness at last
The short-term camp under Australian coach Geoff Lawson has given some pace bowlers, who were in the wilderness for several years, a renewed hope to revive their international career. Tapash Baishya, Talha Jubair, Tarek Aziz and Farhad Reza had lost their all hopes of returning to mainstream cricket after they were dumped from the national ... Read more
Shafiul gives Tigers new injury scare
Bangladesh national cricket team was hit by another injury scare on Wednesday when pace bowler Shafiul Islam stopped bowling in the nets after seven overs complaining a pain. The lanky pace bowler, who has already missed a large part of the month-long fitness training due to callosity operation in his left ankle, suffered a stiff ... Read more
Lack of matches could hinder Tigers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) released the itinerary on Tuesday for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe where the Tigers will play one Test and five one-day internationals. The tour will kick off with an earlier proposed three-day warm-up game as BCB failed to convince their Zimbabwean counterparts to make it a four-day affair. Zimbabwe Cricket ... Read more
Robiul eyes second chance
Pace bowler Robiul Islam said on Tuesday that he does not want to be a part of the group of players who have failed to prolong their careers beyond their debut in Test cricket for Bangladesh. So far, 59 players have represented Bangladesh in Test matches and among them seven were never picked in the ... Read more
Zimbabwe demands $30,000 for 2-day stay
Zimbabwe asked for an additional $30,000 for two days’ expenses prompting the Bangladesh Cricket Board to drop the idea of sending the national team in advance for next month’s Test and one-day series, officials said on Sunday. The BCB was keen to send the Tigers two days earlier on July 25 to
Nasir steals the show in warm-up match
Nasir Hossain’s scintillating unbeaten century went in vain as Green XI defeated Red XI by 137 runs in the two-day match of national cricket team ahead of their Zimbabwe tour at the GP-BCB Academy ground on Sunday. Nasir, one of the four uncapped players in the 23-member preliminary squad, overshadowed his fellow Tigers with a superb ... Read more
Swift named Tigers’ new fielding coach
Former Australian cricketer and performance analyst of Lancashire county club Jason Swift has been appointed as the new fielding coach of the Bangladesh national team, said a BCB official on Sunday. ‘We have finalised the appointment and hope that he will join the team before the Zimbabwe tour,’ said BCB chief executive officer
Cook trumps critics
England’s new one-day captain Alastair Cook had the ideal riposte to his detractors after being named man-of-the-series in a 3-2 win over Sri Lanka. England came from 2-1 behind to seal a series victory against the World Cup finalists with a 16-run success in the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on